Director Shareholding

Pearson PLC
3 January 2002


3 January 2002



Company Announcements Office
The London Stock Exchange
Old Broad Street
London
EC2N 1HP



Dear Sirs

Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan

Please find below details of purchases of ordinary shares made on 2 January
2002 under the Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan:-

Name of     No. of     Percentage   Price   Total Holding    Total Percentage
Director    Shares     of Issued    per     Following        Following
            Purchased  Stock        Share   Notification     Notification

Lord Burns  184        0.000023%    808.00p 996              0.00012%
Reuben Mark 239        0.000030%    808.00p 10,952           0.00137%
Vernon      184        0.000023%    808.00p 985              0.00012%
Sankey
Gurvirendra 761        0.000095%    808.00p 4,028            0.00050%
Talwar

If there are any questions in connection with this matter, please do not
hesitate to contact me.


Yours faithfully




Stephen Jones
Assistant Company Secretary


SAJ/DC